Thermodynamic analysis and experimental investigation of a Solo V161 Stirling cogeneration unit

E.D. Rogdakis, G.D. Antonakos and I.P. Koronaki

Energy, 2012, vol. 45, issue 1, 503-511

Abstract: In order to investigate the Stirling engine implementation technology, a Solo Stirling Engine V161 cogeneration module has been installed at the Laboratory of Applied Thermodynamics of National Technical University of Athens. A special thermodynamic analysis of the engine's performance has been conducted introducing and utilizing specially designed computing codes along with the thermal balance study of the unit. Measurements were conducted under different operational conditions concerning various heat load stages of the engine, working pressure, as well as electric power production. Analysis of the experimental results has shown that the overall performance of the Stirling unit proved very promising and quite adequate for various areal applications, equally competing with other CHP systems. The performance of the unit experienced significant stability all over the operating range. The power stand ratio 0.35 differentiates Stirling cogeneration units from others that use diverging technologies significantly. The energy savings using a Stirling CHP unit, in respect to the concurrent use of a thermal and an electrical system at the same equivalent power has revealed 36.8%.

Keywords: CHP systems; Stirling engine; Thermodynamic analysis; Thermal balance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.03.012

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